Alpine Director Update - December 2023
Published Thu 21 Dec 2023
Dear Alpine Community,
As we move through the holiday season there has already been a lot going on in the Northern Hemisphere. The training and race season is definitely underway for all of our athletes both in the children’s and FIS ages and I wish everyone the best success and I hope you enjoy your time overseas.
We have athletes competing in both alpine and ski cross both in North America and Europe. The highlight so far has been Madi Hoffman’s performance in the World Cup SL in Levi, Finland in early November. She placed 25th in the first WC of the season scoring her first WC points and Australia’s first WC points in a women’s technical event since Zali Steggall in 2002. More recently we saw Doug Crawford take a first and second place in the Europa Cup Ski Cross races in Idre Fjall, Sweden in early December.
I had the opportunity in early December to fly over to Sweden and take part in the inaugural FIS Jnr Women’s Ski Cross Development Camp which saw 32 girls from different nations come together along with coaches to learn and train in Idre Fjall. This was a great initiative where the girls lived and trained together and got to share personal experiences from all corners of the globe.
There will be Australian athletes competing in World Cups throughout this holiday period, make sure you tune in via LIVE x FIS TV
I hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday and I look forward to what the new Year will bring us!
Shawn Fleming
Alpine Director
Snow Australia
In this edition:
- Gangwon 2024: Winter Youth Olympic Games team announced
- FIS Womens Ski Cross Camp
- 2023 Emerging Talent Program (ETP) Athlete Awards Winners announed
- Hoffman secures first Slalom World Cup points since 2002
- 2024 Winter World Masters Games
- 2024 Alpine Event Calendar
- Recognised Pathway Club Spotlight: The Arc
- Snow Australia Holiday Office Hours
- Positions Vacant: Mt Buller Ski & Snowboard School
Image courtesy of Chris Hocking / OWIA
